Latin America

COMMENTARY Sending soldiers into the drug war is more performative than productive — and takes a heavier human toll than the law enforcement we should be promoting in Latin America does.

The Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America's Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land. The government has lined up regional allies to let the U.S. military operate within their borders.

A drought is exposing weaknesses in the government's ability to deliver water. It's begun rationing. In one building in the capital, 10 families have rearranged their lives around their faucets.

The concert in Miami will be livestreamed on TelevisaUnivision platforms and iHeartLatino. Additional benefits are planned, including a concert by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel in Los Angeles.

COMMENTARY Democratic Socialists will complain if right-wing President Trump tries to block their election in America — but they rarely if ever denounce left-wing election theft in Latin America.

Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight.

The State Department has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, increasing pressure on the U.S. citizen who leads Mexico's most powerful cartel.

Environmental features and geography may be a better predictor of homicides in Latin America than the prevalence of organized crime gangs. That’s what we found in a recent study that analyzed homicide patterns across Colombian municipalities between 2010 and 2020.

A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández will not remain behind bars while awaiting trial for fraud and money laundering.

For years, many Cubans hoping to leave the island looked to the United States. Now, with legal pathways largely closed, a growing number are heading to Brazil instead.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid.

The Caribbean Court of Justice has ruled that a U.S. extradition process against Guyana’s main opposition leader and his father can resume after it was disrupted by a legal challenge from the two.